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Offline mjn

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Help to identify WW1 uniforms, please
« on: Monday 04 February 08 18:38 GMT (UK) »
Could anyone help to identify the regiments of the two soldiers in the attached photo, please? Any information would be gratefully received. mjn
Haigh - Huddersfield, Batley
Naylor - Flockton, Drighlington, Heckmondwike
Goodall - Batley
Beaumont - Batley/Birstall
Blackburn - Clayton
Hey - Batley

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Re: Help to identify WW1 uniforms, please
« Reply #1 on: Monday 04 February 08 19:39 GMT (UK) »
The soldier on the left facing could be artillery, possibly Royal Field Artillery.

The soldier on the right facing, perhaps West Yorkshire Regiment!!

Do you not have names to help identify them?

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Re: Help to identify WW1 uniforms, please
« Reply #2 on: Monday 04 February 08 19:52 GMT (UK) »
Thanks for that. The photo is a wedding group and I know that a brother of the bride was killed in France in 1917. He was Gunner Clifford Wilson, Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery. It looks as though he could be the soldier on the left then. No idea who the other one is though. Thanks again.
Haigh - Huddersfield, Batley
Naylor - Flockton, Drighlington, Heckmondwike
Goodall - Batley
Beaumont - Batley/Birstall
Blackburn - Clayton
Hey - Batley

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Re: Help to identify WW1 uniforms, please
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 05 February 08 06:20 GMT (UK) »
Atoms right, the man on the right was in the Prince of Wales Own West Yorkshire Regiment.


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Re: Help to identify WW1 uniforms, please
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 05 February 08 18:23 GMT (UK) »
Thanks for that, Salty. You've both more or less convinced me that my ancestor is the one on the left. I wish I had a clue who the other one is though! mjn
Haigh - Huddersfield, Batley
Naylor - Flockton, Drighlington, Heckmondwike
Goodall - Batley
Beaumont - Batley/Birstall
Blackburn - Clayton
Hey - Batley
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